Communication with parents is crucial to the success of all students. As a parent I want to have an easy way of knowing what is due and when and what events are happening. As a teacher I have tried many tools. This week I have started using Google Calendar. I create a class Google account, giving me a class email address and calendar. I shared this calendar with parents. I am putting in assignments, events and other information parents would want to be aware of. This documents the date it was assigned and the date it's due. Prior to this I used email. I felt like I was constantly sending out reminders and over loading inboxes with the same information. Parents were left to search for my emails when they wanted information. Now I enter information once. Parent calendars are automatically updated and they check when they want! Parents can access this information from any web browser on any device!
As a parent I would love this- hint, hint! :)
